Angela D. Nicol
University of Phoenix
MGT 330 Management Theory Practice and Application
Professor Mary Jane Tytran, MBA
Due Date March 17, 2008
Abstract:
This paper discusses and defines the differences between management and leadership. This paper will also examine the roles and responsibilities of leaders and managers in creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture. It will explain as well as examine the four functions of management as they lead to the creation and maintenance of a healthy organizational culture. This paper will also recommend some strategies that organizational managers and leaders can use to create and maintain a healthy organizational culture.
Management and Leadership Paper When taking a moment to think about manager and leader’s one would begin to realize that there were many different types throughout history. Some of the managers and leaders are well known individuals and might even be described as figureheads; while others are everyday ordinary people who have helped to change our lives. When asked to name these people one might think of people like Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Martin Luther King, and The Pope or, maybe the name of a boss or teacher comes to mind. Would one think of there own name as being a grand leader or boss and having the ability to make a change? Chances are that one would probably not think of themselves as being a good leader or manager because one would think of historical figures and important people who have help in shaping and molding society as well as our own lives. The real question here is how can one distinguish between leadership and management? What can either one do to help in maintaining a healthy organization culture? Management and leadership are two words that one can consider identical because they both deal with an organization but depict two